Here are some more images of my kit bash of a 1/1000 scale Jasper Class Starship.
Though similar in appearance to the Centaur Class it is not as heavily
armed and is slightly faster and in my view sleeker in appearance than
its Centaur cousin.
Built at the Utopia Plantitia ship yards Mars the Jasper Class is a
medium cruiser designed specifically for long range scientific and
exploratory missions.
This particular ship is The Sakar and is currently operating under The Vulcan Science Counsel.
When the Vulcan Shuttle Sakar was destroyed a few months earlier it was
felt as a point of honor that the name much like the name Enterprise
should always be maintained within the Starfleet registry.

As
you may have guessed I used the remaining parts from the AMT/ERTL
Enterprise B and Excelsior model kits to create this model as well as
some option parts from the Polar Lights 1/350 Enterprise A kit.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Here are some more images of my 1/144 scale (?) scratch build of my
interpretation of the XCV-330 Enterprise from the Star Trek universe
Based off of the Matt Jefferies Painting.
I know, I know. Why would I have the United Federation of Planets logo
all over the ship when the UFP did not come into existence yet when this
ship was in service? Well I say it was hauled out of the museum and
put back into service after the formation of the UFP due to e required
need for more transport vessels.

The following is from a Lincoln Enterprises catalog, describing some elevations of the ship that could be purchased through the company:

"Gene Roddenberry's imagination brings you "Starship". The
vessel of the future as only he could picture it. This could be the
forerunner of a new TV series, a Starship operated by an enormous
computer which is a lifeform itself. Each human on board is a genius, a
highly trained science specialist, part of a team of Galactic trouble
shooters. A brand-new concept in future space travel. We also have
three different views of the Metatransit system, side elevations of the systems analysis unit, and the Metaflier section of the Starship. Imagine yourself on a mission in space aboard this luxury cruiser. You'll be spellbound!"

Chart B of the Star Trek Maps (1980) features a side-view drawing (port) of the Enterprise.
On that drawing, the ring-pylon is marked "7". The long "neck" of the
ship is marked "ENTERPRISE" - no prefix or registry. The drawing is
captioned:

"Starliners. Earth's first attempts at manned
interstellar probes were launched during the 2050s at various target
stars within fifteen light years of Sol. Only one, the UESP Enterprise,
reached its destination – the sunlike binary pair of Alpha Centauri –
before they were overtaken by the new faster-than-light spacecraft. The
120-meter-long Starliners had a crew complement of 35." The UESP-prefix presumably stands for "United Earth Space Probe", which would make Enterprise a ship of the United Earth Space Probe Agency.

The Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology (1980) features a side-view drawing and a detailed painting of the Enterprise.
This however might not even be the same ship. Only the overall shape is
similar. The book includes the following descriptions:

USS Enterprise - Declaration Class 2123-2165.
Length: 300 m, Weight: 52.7 mil. kg, Ship's complement: 950. Propulsion:
Adv. Second Generation Warp Drive. A total of 957 of these warp 3.2
starliners were built for the Cultural Exchange Project of the United Federation of Planets. The Enterprise was the first ship to be equipped with a subspace radio and was the most popular passenger carrier of its time.

It should be noted that in the timeline of the Spaceflight Chronology, for example, the Federation was incorporated in 2087 and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was launched in 2188. So in the canon timeline, this Enterprise would have to be placed somewhere in the very late 22nd to the early 23rd century, well after the time of Star Trek: Enterprise.

In the July 2002 Issue 39 of Star Trek: The Magazine Doug Drexler stated, that the Enterprise was one of the inspirations for his design of the VulcanSuurok-class
starship. The ring-shaped configuration was solidified for other Vulcan
starships in the series. This might retroactively suggest that the XCV
330, as an early design by Humans, was heavily based on Vulcan ships.

According to the novel Star Trek: Ex Machina, this Enterprise was only an unused prototype based on Vulcan ships of the same period.

The Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2011) calender listed in its center spread a comparison of the Enterprise (NX-01) and the Enterprise (XCV-330) and carried the following description:

The XCV ENTERPRISE was a radical reinvention
of warp technology based on Vulcan design principles. It proved to be
17% more efficient than Vulcan ships, but had trouble turning at high
warp speed, thus making it impractical for exploration where sudden
course changes would have to be made. It was considered a technological
dead-end in Earth Starship Design.

An updated version of the common paintings of this design is
the January image in the calendar. The artwork was composed by artist
Mark Rademaker.

Commissioned in 2151, Enterprise was the first starship of the NX class, with a crew complement of 86. Enterprise was Starfleet's first long-range exploration vessel with a theoretical top speed of warp 5.2 by the fourth to last episode of the 4th season, considerably faster than any other Human vessels of the era.

Captain Archer made first contact with the Suliban, Tholians, Klingons, and Xindi, among others, although few of these encounters were peaceful. Enterprise established Earth's presence in previously uncharted regions of space, bringing together the Andorians and Vulcans—two species who had been on the verge of war for years.

Enterprise was pivotal in defending Earth from a dangerous alliance of five alien races from the planet Xindus known as the Xindi
in 2153 through 2154. The ship suffered severe damage several times
during the mission and the crew suffered heavy casualties, but managed
to return home after an unexpected detour to an alternate version of
1944 in which Nazi Germany had conquered much of the eastern United States;
although the vessel did not land during that mission, it was brought
within tens of meters from the ground in order to help restore the
timeline.

Later upgrades saw the Enterprise fitted with more powerful weapons, with plasma cannons being replaced by three phase cannons rated for a maximum power output of 500 cochranes and the spatial torpedoes with photonic torpedoes. These new weapons systems were still in the experimental stage. Unlike vessels in other versions of Star Trek, Enterprise was not equipped with defensive energy shielding (shields were still in development). Instead, Enterprise added to the defensive power of the (fictional) duranium hull through electromagnetic polarization, a form of reactive armor. This defensive system was upgraded by Starfleet during the NX-01's refit following the Xindi attack on Earth ("The Expanse").

The
front of the saucer section is equipped with a "deflector" that
protects the ship from space dust and other particles that would
otherwise cause significant damage at impulse, or even cruising speeds. A
grappling hook was used for purposes more commonly served by a tractor beam in other science fiction series.

The Enterprise carried two shuttlepods named Shuttlepods One and Two. It also had a 22nd century version of Star Trek's signature transporter
authorized for biological transportation; however, it was used
sparingly in the first two years of the ship's mission due to crew fears
over the dangers of its use. The transporter came into more common use
during and after the mission to the Delphic Expanse.

Enterprise is unable to maintain its top speed of warp 5
for an extended period of time and normally travels at warp 4.5. The
vessel achieved warp 5 for the first time during the first season
episode "Fallen Hero". In the fourth season episode "Babel One", Enterprise exceeded Warp 5 for the first time, achieving warp 5.06 thanks to newly-installed injectors; in the later episode "Affliction", a maximum speed of warp 5.2 was achieved.

Here are some more images of my 1/1000 scale kit bash of the Phase II Enterprise from the failed late 70's television program.Looking
at the interweb I've noticed that there various interpretations of what
the Phase II Enterprise would have looked like if it were completed. So
I figured what the heck I might as well throw mine into the mix as
well.

From Wikipedia"

Star Trek: Phase II was a planned television series based on the characters of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, which had run from 1966 to 1969. It was set to air in early 1978 on a proposed Paramount Television Service (a forerunner to UPN). The series was to follow the adventures of the Enterprise crew on a second five-year mission, and be a continuation of the Star Trek franchise.

Several attempts at a Star Trek motion picture were made in the 1970s, including Gene Roddenberry's 1975 treatment The God Thing, and a later attempt called Planet of the Titans, which proceeded to script stage only to be abandoned in 1977. It was decided instead to create a new Star Trek
television series, for a new national television network to be owned
by Paramount. This was announced on June 17, 1977 with a projected
start date of May 1978.

Pre-production work started, with sets built, several television grade models (including the Enterprise
itself and many of the pilot episode's models) made, deals made to
bring back most of the original series cast, and several actors cast. It
was planned to use the original series uniforms. Principal photography
had not started, but test footage had been shot. Story writing had
proceeded to thirteen scripts, enough for a half-season.

Several
minutes of test footage, including a view of a redesigned Engineering
Room, costume tests with crew, screen test footage of David Gautreaux as Xon and costume test footage of Persis Khambatta as Ilia, were included in a featurette on the DVD release of the Directors Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The series was planned to have included William Shatner and DeForest Kelley reprising their roles as James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy. Conspicuous by his absence was Leonard Nimoy, who declined to return due to a marketing issue over the Spock character, his displeasure over Roddenberry's screening of Star Trekblooper footage at various conventions and obligations to the play Equus, although early scripts included him. Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov
were all to return, with promotions to Lieutenant Commander for Uhura
and Sulu, and to Lieutenant for Chekov. Chekov would have been chief of
security. The character of Christine Chapel would also return, having become a doctor since the original series, in which she was a nurse. Phase II would also have marked the return of Janice Rand to the Enterprise.

The
series would have included several new characters, such as Commander
Willard "Will" Decker, the Executive Officer, Lieutenant Ilia, and the Vulcan Lieutenant Xon.

According
to the series bible, Xon was to be a full Vulcan, and unlike Spock,
fresh out of the Academy at 22. Doctor McCoy was to have been
protective about him. The character of Xon did not appear in The Motion Picture,
although David Gautreaux had been cast in the role. When Leonard Nimoy
finally agreed to reprise Spock, his Vulcan replacement as Science
Officer became Commander Sonak, and appeared briefly in the film; after
only a few lines of dialogue, he was killed in a transporter
accident. This was to preserve Xon, and the actor who had so carefully
developed him, for a possible future production. David Gautreaux made a
cameo appearance in the movie as a human, Epsilon 9's Commander
Branch.

The
concept of the brilliant young Vulcan scientist, Xon, almost survived
into a later movie. One premise developed as a possible sequel to the
first movie included a male Vulcan called Doctor Savik. A variation of that name, Saavik, was later given to a female Vulcan when elements of several premises were combined for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and elements of Xon, such as his search to understand humans, would be transferred later into the character Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Also, the concept of a full-blooded Vulcan dealing with humans is explored with T'Pol on Star Trek: Enterprise.

Wil
Decker is established in the show as coming from a long line of
Starfleet officers. The early script notes that he was the son of
Commodore Matt Decker, who had been featured in "The Doomsday Machine" (an episode of the original television series), and would "command some landing parties", anticipating the TNG situation where the first officer usually took down away teams. The role of Decker remained uncast until after the film project officially began, at which time Stephen Collins was cast.

Lt. Ilia, a Deltan, is established as an empath. Both the Decker and Ilia characters appear in The Motion Picture, although neither of them survive it. The Motion Picture establishes that Decker and Ilia had a pre-existing relationship. Persis Khambatta was cast as Ilia for Phase II and was carried over onto the film. The TNG characters William Riker and Deanna Troi
are derived from Decker and Ilia. A number of screen-test shots of
Persis Khambatta in Ilia makeup were taken, as well as footage of
costume tests.

The Sovereign-class began development in 2365 intended to be the latest and greatest in Starfleet exploration starships. Following the USS Enterprise-D's encounter with the Borg later that year, Starfleet began to augment the design with Borg defense in mind. In 2366, Starfleet was exposed to the full force of the Borg in the Battle of Wolf 359.
After suffering huge loses with almost no damage done to the Borg,
Starfleet's entire policy of starship design shifted towards defense and
the Sovereign-class design was subsequently altered to reflect this.

The Galaxy-class model was designed by Andrew Probert for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Interiors were designed by Probert and Herman Zimmerman during the first season. Richard D. James designed and rebuilt the sets for the remaining six years, while Zimmerman returned for Star Trek Generations.

Within the series it is stated that design and construction of the Galaxy-class began in the 2340s, with the first ships being commissioned in the 2360s. According to dialog in the Next Generation episodes "11001001" and "Booby Trap", designers of the USS Enterprise-D included Orfil Quinteros and Leah Brahms. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry stated that only six Galaxy-class starships had been constructed;, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Sacrifice of Angels" and "Favor the Bold" no fewer than nine are seen as part of a single "Fleet" and by this point in the series the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D, USS Yamato, and USS Odyssey had all been destroyed. The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual
provides a possible canonical workaround by claiming that, while only
six ships were ordered initially, Starfleet reserved the right to
procure six more at a later date. Indeed it was likely a necessity given
the increase in hostilities with the Dominion, the Klingons and the
Borg as seen in Deep Space 9 and Star Trek: First Contact.

The ship's design features the classic Star Trek configuration: a saucer section connected via a vertical "neck" to the stardrive section, with warp nacelles attached to the rear of the stardrive section via pylons. The Galaxy-class contrasts with previous starships (specifically the Constitution class starship),
however, in that the saucer section is considerably wider than it is
long (instead of perfectly round); the nacelles pylons are roughly half
the height of the ship's neck (instead of the same height); and the
entire ship is designed with an emphasis on forward-leaning arcs
(instead of a basic geometry of straight and parallel lines).

Here are some more images of AMT/ Round 2 model's 1/1000 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC - 1701 - B from Star Trek Generations.From Wikipedia"The first mission of the Enterprise-B is to take a number of reporters, Captains James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) and Commander Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) on a ride around the solar system.
The ship receives and responds to a distress call from ships caught in
a mysterious "energy rift". After rescuing some of the ship's
passengers, the Enterprise-B
becomes trapped in the rift. Scott believes the ship's navigational
deflector can be adapted to emit a blast that can free the ship. The
reconfiguration requires manual adjustments, which Kirk performs. As
the Enterprise-B
moves free of the rift, an energy discharge strikes the ship near the
deflector dish, shearing through several sections of the hull near
where Kirk was working. Kirk goes missing and is presumed dead.According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, the Enterprise-B
"was a key figure in the exploration of space beyond the Gourami
Sector. This ship and her crew were responsible for mapping over 142 star systems, including first contactwith seventeen civilizations." In the "Ship's Legacy" section of the licensed Enterprise-D cut-away poster by Christopher Cushman, Captain Thomas Johnson, Jr. is listed as a commanding officer. According to the Haynes USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual, the Enterprise-B
was lost, and presumed destroyed, in deep space in 2329; its last
transmission indicated that the crew may have been killed by a dangerous
plague.The Aztec decaling was downloaded on to decal sheet from Starship Modelers web site here.The
banding along the edge of the main saucer section was downloaded from
the Enterprise C Aztec downloads at the same site. No resizing was
necessary.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Here are more some images of AMT/Round 2 Models 1/1400 scale U.S.S.
Enterprise NCC - 1701 - C the battle damaged version from the Star Trek
The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".

From Wikipedia"This ship appears in the Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" (1990). It was destroyed attempting to defend the Klingon outpost Narendra III from Romulan attack.Survivors included Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby),
whose alternate timeline version from "Yesterday's Enterprise" travels
with the ship back in time to the battle over Narendra III. The actions of the Enterprise-C's crew became a catalyst for the alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

The Enterprise-D encounters a rift in space-time while on a routine mission. As they monitor the anomaly, the heavily damaged USS Enterprise-C, a ship believed destroyed more than two decades earlier, emerges. At that occurrence, the Enterprise-D undergoes a sudden and radical change: it is now a warship and the Federation is at war with the Klingons. Worf has disappeared and Tasha Yar mans the tactical station. None of the crew notice the change, but Guinan senses that reality has changed, and has a meeting with Captain Picard.
She says, for example, that there are supposed to be children on the
ship, leaving Picard greatly surprised. She suggests that the Enterprise-C
does not belong in their time and should return to the past. Picard,
who knows that this would be a suicide mission, refuses to give such an
order on Guinan's intuition alone.

Captain Rachel Garrett of the Enterprise-C
and her crew learn they have travelled into the future. Garrett
explains that they were responding to a distress call from the Klingon
outpost on Narendra III, and were attacked by Romulan warbirds. While the crew works to repair the Enterprise-C
and tend to the crew's injuries, Picard and his command staff discuss
whether or not the ship should return to the past. Riker argues that
their deaths would be meaningless, but Data suggests that it would be
considered an honorable act by the Klingons. Picard discusses the
situation with Garrett, who tells him that her crew will serve the
Federation in the present. Picard quietly reveals to her that the
Federation is on the verge of defeat and the presence of one ship will
make no difference, but if the Enterprise-C were to return to the
past they may prevent the war from ever starting. Garrett agrees and
announces to her crew that they will return through the anomaly, but at
that moment, the two ships are ambushed by a Klingon Bird of Prey.
Garrett is killed, and her helmsman, Richard Castillo, takes command.
During the repair efforts, Yar becomes close to Castillo, but is
unnerved by tense interactions with Guinan. Guinan reveals to Yar that
she knows that Yar dies a meaningless death in the alternate timeline, and the two never should have met. Yar requests a transfer to the Enterprise-C based on Guinan's advice, to which Picard agrees.

As the Enterprise-C
prepares to return through the anomaly, three Klingon battlecruisers
attack. With the anomaly becoming unstable, Picard orders the Enterprise-D to cover the Enterprise-C's withdrawal. The Enterprise-D suffers major crew losses under the Klingon barrage, including the death of Commander Riker. The Klingons contact the Enterprise-D
and demand its surrender. The bridge aflame, Picard defiantly says
"That will be the day" before he leaps to the tactical station and
manually fires on the Klingons. The Enterprise-C travels back
through the anomaly, which causes the timeline to return to normal.
Guinan, still subtly aware of the events, asks La Forge to tell her more about Yar.